here are my start 6 cataloged

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by wongsta

ahh, got it, I just told the supplier that I was new to the Orchid hobby and gave them my budget and matched it to my skill level (beginner).
So to be clear, Catts are #28, #4, #5, #3 & #26
So #179 is the only NON Catts

good to know, thanks,
mlh

Yup. The non-Catt is the species Grammatophyllum scriptum (and you can look it up on IOSPE to learn someting about its habitat and other characteristics), the Cattleya-tribe plants are all hybrids - combinations of different species (sometimes quite a few generations from the species), you can find information about their ancestry on orchidroots.com If you learn something about their ancestry, you can refine your culture - Cattleya-tribe species come from a wide range of habitats. For a start, you can probably do OK keeping all of them in a temperature range above 50 deg F and below 90 deg F. You are starting your trip down the rabbit hole...